Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building

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Mr. HERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solemn memory of an Oklahoma hero, Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts.

Sergeant Roberts had a strong love for his country and was intensely proud to serve in the Oklahoma Air National Guard. He was deployed to Camp Taji in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve when his unit was engaged in enemy fire.

Sergeant Roberts gave his life defending our Nation and the freedoms we enjoy every day, leaving behind a proud wife and a loving daughter. Since his death, Oklahomans have shown overwhelming support for Sergeant Roberts' family and have taken every opportunity to celebrate his memory.

I will never forget when his remains were brought back to Tulsa in March 2020, when the city had just begun lockdown. Still, there were hundreds and hundreds of Oklahomans waiting outside the airport to welcome him home and mourn with his family.

At his funeral, at the dedication for the highway named after him, at our Memorial Day service, and at countless events since his death, Oklahomans have shown up in massive numbers to support and to honor his service and to thank his family.

You see, Oklahomans recognize the importance of military service and the sacred responsibility we all have to keep his legacy alive.

We can rest in the knowledge that Sergeant Roberts' sacrifice was not in vain. He laid down his life for hundreds of millions of Americans that he never knew and future generations yet to come.

Mr. Speaker, renaming the Owasso Post Office in his honor is a small but meaningful gesture and ensures that our community proudly keeps his story alive for all the generations to come.

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